{"product_id":"epic-sound-9780253014511","title":"Epic Sound","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShows how music was utilized for various effects, sometimes serving as a vehicle for narrative plot and at times complicating biblical and cinematic interpretation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeyer's clear and articulate study promises to be a welcome addition to the reading list of anyone interested not just in film but in mid-century music history.\u003c\/p\u003e * Journal of the Society for American Music *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eEpic Sound is a major contribution to the field of film music studies and ought to be widely read by musicologists with an interest in film. Really, it ought to be read by film scholars as well: although the depth of Meyer's engagement with the music is felt on almost every page, this is also a powerfully sustained exploration of the biblical epic as a film genre.\u003c\/p\u003e * American Music *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a well-researched and thorough book examining what the author finds to be a unique facet of film music of the late 1940s and early 1950s – its use, sometimes to glorious excess, in the biblical epics of postwar Hollywood.\u003c\/p\u003e * Soundtrax *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eStephen C. Meyer provides detailed, historically grounded research into the music of post-Second World War biblical epics. 4\/1\/16\u003c\/p\u003e * Music, Sound and the Moving Image *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003eNote to Readers\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e1. A Biblical Story, for the Post-World-War II Generation?: Victor Young's Music for DeMille's \u003ci\u003eSamson and Delilah\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e2. Turning Away from \"Concocted Spectacle\": Alfred Newman's Score for \u003ci\u003eDavid and Bathsheba\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e3. Spectacle and Authenticity in Miklós Rózsa's \u003ci\u003eQuo Vadis\u003c\/i\u003e Score\u003cbr\u003e4. Novel and Film, Music and Miracle: Alfred Newman's Score to \u003ci\u003eThe Robe\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e5. Spirit and Empire: Elmer Bernstein's Score to \u003ci\u003eThe Ten Commandments\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e6. The Law of Genre and the Music for \u003ci\u003eBen-Hur\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e7.\u003ci\u003e King of Kings\u003c\/i\u003e and the Problem of Repetition\u003cbr\u003e8. \u003ci\u003eSuoni nuovi, suoni antichi\u003c\/i\u003e: The Soundscapes of \u003ci\u003eBarabbas\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e9. Universality, Transcendence, and Collapse: Music and \u003ci\u003eThe Greatest Story Ever Told\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eEpilogue\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400543576407,"sku":"9780253014511","price":25.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780253014511.jpg?v=1730470940","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/epic-sound-9780253014511","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}